I am a software developer.
When you build a company, you end up wearing a lot of hats.
Everything Guy means I am wearing the most hats right now.
Peter and Nick wear many hats, too none of us really does just one thing.
vpnMentor: Whats the glue that holds you together?
The three of us are excited about this broader space.
For the long-term, we are looking at building products that our customers will really like.
vpnMentor: What makes Cloak unique?
Cloak is different than most VPN companies.
You wont be exposed to web link security threats.
vpnMentor: What cautions do you have about VPN usage?
Be aware of their intentions; some of these companies may sell your information or otherwise abuse your trust.
Additionally, other VPN companies may charge a one-time fee for life.
The consumer must trust that the provider updates its software and meets the promised security guarantees.
Some customers believe that if theirIP addresshidden then no one will know who they are.
vpnMentor: What does that mean for Cloak and the services you provide?
That is the extent.
With Cloak, you don’t need to worry about those things.
Thats what we want to promise to our customers: nothing more and nothing less.
Our inability to create a secure backdoor is not due to a lack of technical imagination.
Our inability to create it is a fundamental feature of cryptography.
I would fall on the side of trying to restrict them whenever possible.
The idea that it’s possible for you to’t be an encryption absolutist doesn’t sit well with me.
These users should have multiple VPN services available to them.
The final thing that we recommend is to double-check that you have multiple VPN protocols at your disposal.
We find that entire classes of protocols are sometimes completely blocked for a period of time.
We have found that the great firewall is very dynamic.
What works one day may not work the next, and the other way around.
vpnMentor: What are the competitive advantages of using Cloak VPN?
Security is not something that you as a consumer should have to think about.
We venture to be the opposite.
Once you login to Cloak, you should never have to think about it again.
We want to recede into the background.
To do this, we built the concept of trusted networks into our apps.
We have a set of preferences in our apps that let you tell Cloak which networks you trust.
Then, when you connect to a data pipe you dont trust, Cloak automatically secures your connection.
This means that you dont even have to remember to use Cloak to get its security benefits!
Under the hood, Cloak also works hard to deliver a high-performance secure connection.
Performance is of course a tradeoff anytime you use a VPN.
That’s why we built our feature called OverCloak.
We do a lot of backflips in OverCloak to make this work.
It’s not something that I have seen duplicated.
We built OverCloak because we are so focused on using VPNs as a security measure.
vpnMentor: Any upcoming trends we should know about?
A few trends will change the way consumers relate to VPNs.
Companies like Google and Apple are pushing hard on the entire Internet to secure their websites and endpoints.
vpnMentor: What does that mean for Cloak?
We just have to broaden the kinds of products we offer to consumers and small businesses.
Consumers may not always need VPN, but small businesses will always need to build secure, private networks.
There are also a lot of other new privacy-related tools we can offer down the road.
I perceive a future where VPNs may no longer serve as a security solution.
Another interesting trend we are watching is the switch to IPv6.
A lot of VPN software does the wrong thing in the face of IPv6.
The VPN apps would indicate that they were offering a secure connection… but they werent.
This is a big leap that everyone in the industry will have to make.
vpnMentor: What are you most proud of?
This is due to the work Nick has done on user experience.
We are also proud of building a company that is very direct about its services and capabilities.
vpnMentor: What is your advice for staying safe online?
Its easy if you do a handful of things.
First, use a password vault or management app.
If you are not doing this, do it now.
Never share passwords from site to site or use weak passwords.
Second, if you are on a Mac, enable FileVault full disk encryption.
If you lose your laptop, you never have to worry about people recovering data from it.
Third, use a trusted VPN service any time you are connected to networks you don’t trust.
Dave Peck, along with Nick Robinson and Peter Sagerson, sees to that.
Its something they are passionate about, and its something that they wish all VPN providers would do.
*The interview was conducted byDebi Christensenon behalf of vpnMentor.
